A controversial new council house development of 23 homes in Goonhavern could see its first tenants move in before Christmas.

From tomorrow, people will be able to register their interest in the brand new Cornwall Council houses that are due to be completed at the end of November.

But when the planning application for the development was first submitted it caused a stir in the village, with many locals objecting to the plans.

In 2013 the first application was submitted, to build a total of 25 homes on land off Pollards Close, but it was later dropped.

A second application was then submitted in December 2013 for 23 houses, and the Cornwall Council planning website had 40 comments from local residents – 39 objecting to the plans. The application was refused in March 2014.

Two months later another application was lodged for 23 homes and in October 2014 it was approved with conditions, with 29 objections and no supporting comments.

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Cornwall Council believes that the development will help to ease the “high demand for social housing”.

Councillor Andrew Mitchell, Cornwall Council’s Cabinet member for homes said: “These new homes are another positive example of Cornwall Council and Cornwall Housing working together to build and acquire quality homes for the people of Cornwall.

“There is a high demand for social housing across the Cornwall and I am pleased that these new homes will go some way in providing affordable accommodation for those with a local connection to the area.”

The new homes will be able to house single people through to larger families.